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Las Animas School District No. Re-1 board approves handbooks, salary schedules and staffing recommendations
Summary
The Las Animas School District No. Re-1 board approved the staff and student handbooks, the 2026–27 salary schedules and recommended staffing at its July meeting; each item passed on recorded affirmative board responses. The board also discussed pending contracts and operational items for August review.
The Las Animas School District No. Re-1 Board of Education approved the staff and student parent handbooks, the 2026–27 salary schedules and recommended staffing at its regular July meeting.
Board members moved and seconded the motions and recorded affirmative votes. The transcript records the handbook approval vote and subsequent approvals of the salary schedules and staffing slate; each motion passed with recorded "Aye" responses from members present. The board set those documents and staffing changes to take effect for the coming school year as presented.
Director-level staff and board members also discussed operational matters to be handled at the August meeting, including finalizing a counseling contract and reviewing a proposed equipment purchase. Director (speaker 6) told the board that Melissa will assume finance director duties while the district reorganizes some office responsibilities.
"Melissa, obviously, taking over as the finance director," the Director said, explaining a short-term restructuring in the district office to absorb the office secretary duties if possible.
A staff member (speaker 8) moved to approve the staffing recommendations by saying, "I move we approve item c staffing." That motion was seconded and carried.
The board scheduled its next regular meeting for Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 6:00 p.m. in the high school commons.
